FULTON TRUCKS
TIGHT EACH OTHER
IN MEXICAN WAR
' 'Vehicles Manned With Ma
't chine Guns Captured by
l' Villa and Four Driv-
' ers Hanged. - V-
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When A. L. Jones, Texas uper
SlvUor for the Fulton- Motor Truck
-Company delivered a fleet of trucks
n the reoresentatives of the MexU
tan government at Piedras,, Nagras,'
opposite Jtagie rass, nine nm nc
Realize the trouble that particular
fleet was going into and littje, didhe
. realize what that delivery was going
'to mean to him. Fulton trucks de
livered to the Mexican government
"ultimately fought other Fulton
trucks, all vehicles , armed with
-machine guns. The government
' sent out the fleet manned by Mexi
' cans, both drivers and mechanics
'and all, trained by Mr. "Jones and
-'his crew who had driven the truck
fleet 175 miles in record time from
San Antonio to Eagle Pass for
;imediate service.. The fleet was cap
tured by Villa. . 4
Four Drivers Hanged.
1 ' Four drivers were '.hanged", two
,!irwere shot and tvo held as prisoners
' to train Villa men , to-operate the
,Fultons which then took part in the
J attack on Juarez. Mexico's loyal
f troops left without their trucks
-and their machine guns. appealed to
v'Mr. Jones who hurried by train to
.El Paso where he secured delivery
,of another fleet of Fultons from his
v distributor there. Driving these at
; top'speed down the Rio Grande Val
ley to Eagle Pass, delivery was
i made to the Mexicans on their side..
.The trucks were provided with
j.'inachine guns and sent out after
- ,'the brigands of Villa and the cap-'-tured
trucks. When the .United
:',;States troops interfered in the scrap
. "due to firing across the line Villa
Xran and so did his men They
- abandoned the stolen trucks after a
-. battle with the second fleet'. The
combined truck forces iht crossed
the border into the United States
and Mr. Jones delivered back to the
El Paso distributor the trucks he
had commandeered summarily. The
Mexican trucks were then driven
down the American- side of the
border, returned to the Mexican
side without trouble and all was
serene.
Don't Yell at Fellow Who
- Burns Lights in Daytime
Many motorists do not know that
there is as much danger in letting
their batteries -get overcharged as
there is in letting the charge run
too low. Overcharging is -very
likely to happen during long runs
when the car is operated at 20 to 25
miles an hour for a number of
hours continuously. At this speed
the generator is delivering current
to the battery . at its. maximum
charging rate, according to F.
Armstrong, sales manager ; of the
Vesta Accumulator Co., manufac
turer of Vesta Storage Batteries.
An overcharged battery heats, -with
the result that the active material in
the plates loosens and falls to the
bottom of the battery, shortening its
life. Most cars have automatic cut
out in tne electrical system which is
supposed to prevent over-charging,
but this, like many automatic de
vices, sometimes fails to work at the
proper time. . .
The safe way is to burn your
lights, at least part of the , time
when-on a long drive. This takes
the load . off . the battery and in
sures, against overcharging.
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Cadillac Deliveries, . v .
Are Increasing Here
According to J. H.! Hansen, deliv
eries of Cadillacs are now increasing,
and the customers who have Waited
patiently for their cars.-are very
much pleased to now . receive them.
Mr. Hansen has received several
carloads of Cadillac-cars per week
for the last few weeks .and is' slowly
but' surely catching up ;on orders.
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i Top Mending.
" To .mend a tear in the top it is
best to use woollen yarn to draw
the edges together, after which a
top of material similar to that of
the top is applied with rubber ce
ment, set by the vulcanizer.
Mew Grant Light Six Has Long Base
An entirely new light vsix with
longer wheelbase, wider power
range, enhanced flexibility and com
fort for passengers and driver and
more artistic lines is announced by
the Grant Motor Car corporation of
Cleveland for the 1920 season."
Back of this new car is the expe
rience of the Grant organization in
producing more than 50,000 Grant
light sixes, insuring for the pur
chaser the de luxe edition of the
light six builder's art; . - :
Along, with the announcement of
the new car comes the statement
from the . Grant corporation that
manufacturing facilities will be ex
tended to permit the doubling , of
production' for 1920,; for which sea
son 20,000: Grant light sixes will be
made. An additional story will be
added to the big Oeveland plant
and adjoining, property has been ac
quired to bring about this expansion
policy. Work of preparing the fac?
tory for a doubled production is go
intr forward raoidlv.
Extreme beauty of fines immedi
ately impresses the observer of the
new Grant. The new style radia
tor is imoosine in appearance and
in complete harmony with the body
lines. The one-man top is of the
best material and beautifully , de
signed. ,
Battery Tester.
A gl"' tube, which may be carried
in one of the door pockets makes an
admirable instrument for determin
ing -the water level in the battery.
In using it the tube should, be in
serted in the battery, with one end
held over the upper end of the tube.
By lifting the tube up slightly the
depth of water in the battery at once
appears, . in the tube. In refilling
the battery with distilled water this
tube may again be used. By hold
ing the vessel containing the dis
tilled water against the tube, the
water will flow down the tube and
into the battery without a spill.
West Virginia university did not
suffer the anticipated loss of grid
iron material this season and as a
result the southerners expect to have
another fast eleven.
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A Properly Sized Enclosed
Car of Unusual Economy
To the car owner who appreciates the comfort and con
venience of room in an enclosed model the Holmes makes
; instant appeal. v
The seating 6paceist property sized for the comfort of the
occupants. Thejseats are generously wide and deep.
Doors are wide and so arranged as to afford easy entrance
, 3 T7?it' I -.1.1 J
ana exit. - nrangs are in Keeping witn tne luxury of tne
Doay dimensions. ,
That such a car may" he'operated, under all conditions of
driving, at a fuel consumption of 18 to 20 miles to the gallon
of fueland at a tire service of 10,000 miles to the set is unusual
In the Holmes Improved Air-Cooled Car with dual exhaust
valves, aeroplane type motor, eighteen valves all in the head,
gasoline economy is a result of superior motor efficiency.
And motor service is unrestricted either by hot summer days
or freezing days in winter. r
Unusual tire service is the result of light weight, flexible
chassis construction and full elliptic, springs. The tires are
hot overloaded, neither are they subjected to heavy pounding
strains. The car rides lighty and easily over all roads, carry
ing the passengers in perfect comfort, and saving on the tires
and on the car itself; v; !
High operating costs are no longer necessary in an enclosed
car of proper size; the price of economy is no longer restricted
carrying capatity and cramped discomfort : - -
TateMorton Company
. : Distributors for Nebraska and Iowa.
2417 Farnam St. i OMAHA, NEB.
I HOLMES I
I Improved Air Cooled 1
(Note: This is No. 6 of a series of eight lessons in the ears of solid truck tires
prepared by The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.)
Loose chains on solid tires have been found least
injurious as they work themselves around the wheel
and provide an equal distribution of the wear and
strains. ' ' '
Stationary chains and other devices are most
injurious because the wear and strain are constantly
confined at the points of bearing.
The traction (rear) wheels are liable to spin more
or less in slippery places and this produces a sharp
blow on the tires where these devices are in contact.
It is advisable to use a device having cross pieces,
as the wheel gains momentum between these points
and .the greater the distance the more severe the
blow. Less injury will result if such devices are
used only temporarily to pass over soft, slippery
places. Great injury results from careless and con
tinued use of anti-skid devices on pavements or hard
roads where there is little or no need for them.
CHAINS TOO TIGHT
MOTOR BUS FOR
CITY SERVICE
NOW PRACTICAL
Many Inconveniences of
Steam and Electric Train
' Overcome by New Gaso-
i' line "Jitney."
The motor bus, the outgrowth of
the American "jitney" with the adop
tion of -certain principles of the
English omnibus, is growing in im
portance as a public carrier.' Its
services are inter as well as intra
urban. The irresponsibility and lack
of business methods of the pioneer
"jitney" operators, has given way to
the carefully and efficiently con
ducted operation of the motor bus
of today. The latter is as different
from the "jitney" of 10 years ago as
the railroad of today is from the
railroad of 50 years ago. No longer
is there ignorant rate cutting, infe
rior equipment and reckless opera
tion. These features in recent times
have been in a large measure com
pletely reversed.
When a car or train develops a
mechanical difficulty which prevents
its further progress, all the succeed
ine cars, or trains are delayed until
the disabled caris repared or re
moved. Not so with the motor bus
a breakdown only ties up the one
bus. Succeeding busses, merely pass
around the disabled bus and the
schedule suffers but little.
Allows City Development.
As a community- develops, its
transportation needs develop. The
common electric carriers of our
modern cities either under' or over
develop their service. Over-develop
ment results in a greater outlay of
capital than is essential. ..Service
which is maintained beyond the
areas of need, is not' self-sustaining
and forces the service in the dense
ly populated areas to carry the
losses. ' The passengers of the
profitable part of the line there
fore, do not receive the best-service
that their fire might purchase.
The motor bus, on the other hand,
can extend its route just as slow
ly or as quickly as requirements
demand, thus giving its passengers
a full return for their fare.
Cities may become over crowded,
and while there is territory for ex
pansion, this expansion does not
ocsur or is very slow. Such con
ditions may lie caused by deficient
or too distast transportation. A
person prefers to live within a
comparatively short distance from
a transportation agency that' will
tike him to his work without delay
and-in comfott. Where traction of
ficials have bten short-sighted,' city
expansion hai been retarded. The
motor bus, un t is so cheap in com
parison to other transportation
units, that it can be sent into ter
ritory for divelopment purposes,
at a fraction of the cost of trac
tion units. With the present con
gested conditions in cities, this is an
important comiideraton.
The motor bus, being smaller in
size, and lighter, per passenger, in
weight, than the common electric
carriers, is the logical transportation
agency in crowded or narrow streets.
In sucn streets, surface cars runnme
down the center, crowd traffic caus
ing congestion and accidents. Motor
busses run as does ordinary
traffic, thus minimizing traffic con
gestion. Whei the storage battery
cars which w;re run through the
crowded Eai.t Side of New
York City vere taken off by
the new York City car lines
receiver, Mayor Hylan immedi
ately . substituted motor busses
These basses-have -been in operation
only a short time so that while
definite conclusion cannot as yet be
drawn, indications are such as to
confirm the previous statement
Inserting Small Screws.
It is often difficult to start by
hand the small screws such as are
used in magneto, speedometer, etc.
An easy way around tht3 difficulty
is to hold the screws between the
legs of a pair of calipers, a drawing
compass or even in the slot of an
ordinary steel pen. The screw is
then driven home by the small
screw. The same method may be
used in replacing small nuts located
inaccessibly. , . , .
Automobile Blue Books.
the bell received its crack when
the wagon Icarrying it broke down.
GOODS SOLD TO
PREVENT WASTE
SAYS RED CROSS
Plain and Full Statement
Made to Refute False
Rumors of Sales
in France.
Paris, Sept 27. Because many i
accurate reports of large sales of
American Red Cross merchandise
have appeared in the oast few wesks
Red Cross headquarters in Paris has
issued a statement explaining that
the only materials which have been
sold are certain perishables, second
hand equipment, surplus stocks and
articles which can no longer be used
for - direct relief , work, either in
trance or in eastern Europe.
The total sales of surplus and sec
ond-hand material by the American
Red Cross in Europe will aggregate
not more than 30,000,000 francs, says
the Red Cross, while the value of
the relief, material distributed in
Europe during July and August
alone will amount to more than 100,
000,000 francs.
In Seventeen Countries.
The American Red Cross is now
conducting operations in 17 Euro
pean countries. The relief material
distributed in France, mainly in the
devastated districts, since the armis
tice, is valued , at over 125,000,000
francs, while in the same period
other European countries have re
ceived more than 200,000,000 francs
worth of similar supplies, including
not only medical and surgical ma
terial, but also clothing, food, bar
racks, etc.
Such sales as have been author
ized in France have been conducted
through the American Red Cross
liquidation board. The official state
ment says regarding this material:
Heavy Polish Expenses.
"Unexpectedly heavy expenses of
work in Poland and the Balkan
states and the beeinninKs of new re
lief activities in western and south
ern Russia made it advisable to turn
these stocks into cash to assist the
relief programs, as well as to save
certain of the accumulated stocks
from total loss.
Of all the relief material in the
American Red Cross warehouses on
May 1 one-third was set aside for
distribution in the devastated dis
tricts of France. The distribution
of this material is still continuing
and will continue for months to
come, while the shipments of relief
material to the commissions in east
ern Europe are on a constantly in
creasing scale and will continue thus
for many months." ,
That the Goodyear Tire and Rub
ber company's factory house organ,
The Wingfoot Clan,, has been reach
ing former Goodyear employes, now
with our army of occupation in Ger-,
many, is indicated in a letter just re
ceived from a soldier in the region
of Coblenz. In the casualty lists
this doughboy was reported killed in
action, the first news of which came j
to him when he read his name in
the honor roll contained in his fac
tory paper. He writes to emphatical
ly deny having "gone west" and
states that he is eagerly looking for
ward to resuming his former duties
back at the factory.
For three days, from morning un
til . 5 in the evening, a constant
stream of men, both foreign and
American born, have passed the
cashier's office of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company, Akron,
O., making their final payment upon
their Liberty bonds. The line dou
bled back upon itself even in the
spacious lobby of t general office
of the company.
Allentown, Pa., became famous
during the revolution when, to pre
vent British seizure,' the " Liberty
bell was conveved here by Mam
from Philadelphia. "Old Liberty'
was concealed in the cellar of ZionJ
Reformed church, and which event
is recorded on a bronze tablet
placed by the D. A. R. It said
Ali-Sar-Ben Uisitors Uelcomc
THIS CAR
Sets a Jew Standard -
This new Allen gives riding com
fort without unnecessary wheelbase
beauty, fine finish and many niceties
' without high cost and economy, with
out sacrificing the power to perform,
To appreciate the. truth of these
statements, you must drive the new
Allenno one can tell you how this
car feels, and controls, and rides, and
jumps away.
We invite your inspection. . ... (
MR. DEALER: If the Allen is not handled in your
territory, come in and talk it over. if
LININGER IMPLEMENT CO.
DISTRIBUTORS
Nebraska, Western Iowa, South Dakota,
OMAHA, NEB.
Phone Douglas 109. v
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THE NEW ALLEN $1,395.00 F. O. B. FACTORY
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Motorist
Look for This Sign
When in Need of
'Gasoline and Oils
OMAHA GASOLINE
'Best in the
.ong Run"
OMAHA REFINING CO.
It Means the BEST GASOLINE
at the LOWEST Prices
2209 Harney Street
18th and Nicholas Sis.
17th and Capitol Ave.
16th and Leavenworth Sts
40th and Farnam Sts.
RETAIL STATIONS
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